Bronco with artwork

[Roughwear]

Looking at the wear to the jacket and the almost unworn art work, am I correct in thinking that the artwork was executed long after the war ended? I am also not sure if the chest patch is original to the jacket.
Any thoughts on this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW-2-Army-Air-Corps ... 0301645918

 

[dujardin]

hello Andrew,

i'm not expert but i think that the patch is too ''clean'' to be an original one and my feeling told me that the paint is postwar; i well said my feeling (not experience)

byeeeeeeeee marcel

 

[Andrew]

I would agree, the patch is a much later addition, it's brand new compared to the substantial wear to the jacket. I'm certainly not convinced about the artwork- it's terrible and not the cheeky styles of the times. With a quick look can't find any reference to and A/C of that name either. Here's a good link to the 43rd;
http://www.kensmen.com/64br.html

You'll notice that 98% of their time was spent in the Tropics so you won't see an A-2 anywhere- the only shots wearing jackets were taken in Tucson aside from this one, but it sdoesn't say where it was taken. Moore's not in this crew.